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German Minister of Defense: “We must be prepared”

During a recent trip to Lithuania, the German Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht, stated that NATO must boost its efforts for collective security in order to protect its members against Russia. Christine Lambrecht stated: "The fact is that we, NATO, must do more for our common security because we cannot know how far Putin's delusions…

October 8, 20220Comments

Erdogan threatens again to veto NATO accession for Sweden and Finland

Turkish President Erdogan has repeated his threat to block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, sending again an ultimatum to the two countries. Erdogan said: "I want to repeat once again that we will freeze the NATO accession process if these nations do not take the required steps to fulfill our demands." At the NATO…

July 19, 20220Comments

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Syria: US special forces found ISIS leader, in Turkey-aligned Syrian rebel groups region

US special forces have crossed into Turkey-aligned Syrian rebel groups region in Northern Syria and arrested a senior ISIS leader hiding in the area. According to an announcement of the Operation Inherent Resolve Command: "Coalition forces conducted a counterterrorism operation to capture a senior Daesh leader during an operation in northern Syria on June 16.…

June 17, 20220Comments

NATO meeting: Unprecedented tension between Turkish Defense Minister and Greek MPs

Unprecedented tensions erupted between Greek MPs and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at a meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee and the Mediterranean and Middle East Task Force in Constantinople on Tuesday afternoon. After his speech, the Turkish Defence Minister received questions from MPs Spilios Libanos, Manouso Voloudaki, Andreas Loverdos and Theodora Tzakri regarding…

June 14, 20220Comments

“Only mutants will survive”: Russian state TV host warns of a “massive nuclear strike”

Vladimir Solovyov, a host on Russian state television, issued a warning that there will be a "massive nuclear strike" if the NATO continues to support Ukraine. Solovyov, who has close links with Putin, was speaking on Russia-1. He was alluding to individual member states of NATO transferring weaponry to Ukraine amid the ongoing war. Photo by Kremlin.ru, CC BY…

June 7, 20220Comments

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Huge NATO exercise in the Baltic: “NATO is ready to defend itself”

The NATO exercise "BALTOPS 22" is being held in the Baltic region. 16 countries are participating. Among them Sweden and Finland, which recently applied to become members of the alliance. Courtesy photo by Swedish Armed Forces/Helikopter wing The U.S. Navy announced: "Fourteen NATO allies, two NATO partner nations, over 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft,…

June 6, 20220Comments

Erdogan blames everyone for his problems

During a speech in Ankara, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made another reference to US bases located in Greece as well as allegations regarding terrorist organizations. "Greece allows the establishment of American bases on its territory while terrorist organizations roam there. No one should expect us to make the same mistake," he said…

June 5, 20220Comments

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NATO large-scale exercise with Finland and Sweden

On June 2, 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out a large-scale, multinational vigilance activity near the coast of Norway. This activity involved the integration of high-end air, land, and maritime attack capabilities across a broad exercise area. Royal Air Force Typhoon getting tanked by French MRTT A330 while two French Mirage…

June 3, 20220Comments

Menendez calls for the total lifting of the US arms embargo on Cyprus

When it comes to the request for the acquisition of new F-16s by Turkey, Senator Bob Menendez, who is also the chairman of the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voiced his opposition once more. Menendez said that the committee "is the one that decides on arms sales and I find it very difficult…

June 1, 20220Comments